ERIC Number: EJ890308
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Mar
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0190-2725
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The Color of the Undergraduate Experience and the Black Self-Concept: Evidence from Longitudinal Data
Oates, Gary L. St. C.
Social Psychology Quarterly, v67 n1 p16-32 Mar 2004
The present study assesses the impact of attending colleges with higher black enrollment on African Americans' self-esteem and self-efficacy. It tests Rosenberg's proposition that racially "consonant" environments enhance self-appraisals. The LISREL models control for various pre-college attributes and for institutional selectivity. Higher black enrollment enhances post-college self-esteem but does not significantly influence self-efficacy. Both dimensions of the self-concept are enhanced substantially by post-college socioeconomic status, an objective indicator of achievement. Longitudinal NLS-72 data are merged with institutional selectivity data and continuous data on black enrollment to facilitate these analyses, a process that previously would not have been possible. (Contains 2 figures, 3 tables, and 29 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Self Efficacy, African Americans, Undergraduate Students, Racial Composition, Self Esteem, Self Concept, Longitudinal Studies, Enrollment Trends, Educational Environment, Gender Differences, Standardized Tests, Scores, High School Graduates, Student Placement, College Choice, Outcomes of Education, Parents, Income, Educational Attainment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972
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